引き合う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 引き合う | 引き合わない |
| Polite | 引き合います | 引き合いません |
| Past polite | 引き合いました | 引き合いませんでした |
| Past | 引き合った | 引き合わなかった |
| Te-form | 引き合って | 引き合わないで |
| Desire | 引き合いたい | 引き合いたくない |
| Potential | 引き合える | 引き合えない |
| Passive | 引き合われる | 引き合われない |
| Causative | 引き合わせる | 引き合わせない |
| Causative passive | 引き合わせられるalso 引き合わされる | 引き合わせられないalso 引き合わされない |
| Volitional | 引き合おう | |
| Polite volitional | 引き合いましょう | |
| Imperative | 引き合え | 引き合うな |
| Conditional | 引き合えば | 引き合わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 引き合ったら | 引き合わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Used when a business deal, effort, or investment yields enough return to be worthwhile. Often appears in negative or conditional expressions like 引き合わない (it doesn't pay).
This job takes too much effort and doesn't pay.
We spent money on advertising, but sales didn't increase and it wasn't profitable.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
pull against each other
Literal or figurative mutual pulling; two or more parties pulling in opposite directions. Less common than the financial sense.
Both teams pulled hard against each other in the tug-of-war.